"I feel sorry for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer," Merson said. "He had a plan at the start of the season, having finished second last season. He's chased Jadon Sancho for a long time, got him in, and he's given Edinson Cavani another year. Pressed on if he was flattered by the reports, he added: "It's always nice when you are put in connection with the club with such significance." The ICEC was set up by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in March of this year, and will use the evidence it gathers to inform a report on the level of equity in the sport. "Obviously last year it was really important that we kept having conversations and kept challenging each other, because it was a really tough year.